The former Burnley boy must be absolutely buzzing. However, the England Under-21 star is about to find out there are pitfalls to joining a big club.

Namely, videos of your 16-year-old self acting like a bit of a buffoon on Soccer AM will suddenly appear on websites like Row Zed.

Back in 2008, Ings was at Bournemouth's academy, and was picked out to appear on the Soccer AM segment, Skill Skool - where a couple of academy players go head-to-head in ball juggling and general daftness.

You can see the full clip above. It's well worth a watch - and not just because the skills Ings displays are genuinely impressive. He also…

Pulls this bizarre pose at one point (PLEASE do this when you score your first Liverpool goal, Danny)

Falls for the old "you don't know one of the lads is on the floor waiting for me to push you" trick

And, most incredibly of all, flashes his (thankfully censored) genitals to the nation

Yes, Liverpool's new centre-forward once had his shorts pulled down on TV, accidentally exposing everything . As the players themselves might say, LEDGE BANTZ.

We can only hope Ings brings this type of tomfoolery with him to Liverpool…